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Lewis A. Swift

1820 - 1913

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Lewis A. Swift (February 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913) was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Only William Herschel discovered more nebulae visually. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis A. Swift is the 108th most popular astronomer (down from 83rd in 2019), the 1,381st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,117th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Astronomer.

Lewis A. Swift is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and was a pioneer in the study of nebulae and star clusters.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Lewis A. Swift ranks 108 out of 644. Before him are Tom Gehrels, Walter Sydney Adams, Edward Charles Pickering, David Fabricius, Johann Elert Bode, and William Huggins. After him are August Kopff, Stephen Gray, Robert Luther, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Annie Jump Cannon, and James Van Allen.

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Among people born in 1820, Lewis A. Swift ranks 16. Before him are Edmond Becquerel, Henri Vieuxtemps, Multatuli, Jenny Lind, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, and Susan B. Anthony. After him are Heungseon Daewongun, Božena Němcová, John Tyndall, Mathilde Bonaparte, John Tenniel, and William Tecumseh Sherman. Among people deceased in 1913, Lewis A. Swift ranks 19. Before him are August Bebel, Sophia of Nassau, Philip Sclater, Josephine Cochrane, Francisco I. Madero, and Ármin Vámbéry. After him are Reginald Lee, Alfred Redl, Katsura Tarō, Mariano Rampolla, Louis Paul Cailletet, and Gustaf de Laval.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis A. Swift ranks 1,381 out of 20,380. Before him are Wesley Snipes (1962), Richard S. Castellano (1933), Edward Norton (1969), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Cybill Shepherd (1950), and Martha Washington (1731). After him are Robert Knepper (1959), Bugsy Siegel (1906), Asher Brown Durand (1796), Charlie Munger (1924), Edward Norton Lorenz (1917), and Sherwood Anderson (1876).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Lewis A. Swift ranks 20. Before him are Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Percival Lowell (1855), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), George O. Abell (1927), Henry Norris Russell (1877), and Edward Charles Pickering (1846). After him are Annie Jump Cannon (1863), James Van Allen (1914), Frank Drake (1930), Maria Mitchell (1818), Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929), and William Henry Pickering (1858).

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